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Arica Haro and her husband were walking the completed Haunted Trail on Monday afternoon to see if the rain was going to affect their fifth annual Halloween event at Pisgah Brewing Co.

Within minutes, water levels rose from their ankles and quickly after that, moved up to their waists. As Haro looked around, she said she saw her yearlong efforts washing away, as the rainstorm took the Haunted Trail by surprise.

"Our hearts broke, it was a really low point," Haro said of the storm damage.

In addition to all of their props, Haro said 15 port-o-potties were floating down the trail as well - luckily, she said they were recently cleaned and had not yet been used.

"They were floating like rubber duckies and crashing into all of our creations all around us," Haro said.

After checking to see what could be salvaged, Haro said she was uplifted by community support and online comments from people reaching out to help.

Days before its official opening, The Haunted Trail was swept away by severe flooding.(Photo: Arica Haro)

The Haunted Trail was set to be open earlier this week, but Haro said they have had to readjust their dates, since they are starting from scratch.

Typically, Haro and her husband spend nearly two weeks in the fields behind Pisgah Brewing Co. preparing the trail. Now, they will have less than three days to rebuild the entire project.

"We were really down after this happened but people are volunteering to come out and help us over the next few days, which was really uplifting," Haro said.